Bureau of Indian Affairs

Mission—The mission of the Bureau of Indian BIA Funding Affairs (BIA) is to enhance the quality of life, pro- mote economic opportunity, and carry out Federal 2,725 responsibilities to protect and improve the trust 2,580 assets of American Indians, Indian Tribes, and Alaska Natives. 2,115

Budget Overview—The 2022 budget for BIA is $2.7 billion in current appropriations, $609.9 mil- lion above the 2021 enacted level. BIA estimates millions) Dollars (in 1,036 the budget will support staffing of 4,105 full-time equivalents in 2022. 152 123

Investing in Tribal Nations—The President’s 2020 2021 2022 Budget supports an all-of-government approach Current Permanent to addressing Federal responsibilities and Tribal needs in Indian Country. Coordination of this government-to-government relationships with work across Federal agencies is being carried Tribes, helping to promote Tribal nation building out through the White House Council on Native and self-determination. American Affairs. Indian Affairs at Interior plays an important role in carrying out the Federal BIA plays a primary role in carrying out Federal trust responsibility and in serving Tribes. Indian trust, treaty, and other responsibilities and pro- Affairs provides service to American Indians and moting self-determination and nation building Alaska Natives in 574 federally recognized Tribes for federally recognized Tribes. BIA programs in the 48 contiguous States and Alaska. support stewardship of natural resources, restore Tribal homelands, deliver community services, Throughout Interior’s bureaus and offices, the fulfill commitments related to water and other 2022 budget supports the Administration’s resource rights, support law enforcement, create commitment to honor Trust responsibilities to economic opportunity, and support the steward- Tribes and self-determination. The 2022 budget ship of energy resources. The 2022 budget for BIA includes investments to empower Tribal com- includes significant increases reflecting the Admin- munities, strengthen climate resilience, improve istration’s strong commitment to those programs. quality of life, create economic opportunities, increase focus on environmental quality and Strengthening Climate Resilience and Conser- justice needs in Tribal communities, and pre- vation Partnerships—The 2022 budget for BIA serve and foster cultural heritage. Interior’s makes a significant investment in Tribal natural programs maintain strong and productive resource programs and other programs across BIA

Bureau Highlights | BIA | BH-101 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Facts

• The Bureau of Indian Affairs was established in 1824 under the War Department and transferred to the Department of the Interior in 1849. • BIA provides services to American Indians and Alaska Natives from the 574 federally recognized Tribes in the 48 contiguous States and Alaska. • The bureau administers and manages 56 million surface acres and 59 million acres of subsurface mineral estates held in trust by the United States for individual Indians and Tribes. • More than 80 percent of Indian Affairs employees are American Indian or Alaska Native.

to help Tribal nations tackle the climate crisis. (LBBP) program, established as part of the Cobell Within Trust—Natural Resources Management, Settlement, ends. The new program will incorpo- the budget includes $395.8 million, a program rate lessons learned from the LBBP and the previ- increase of $134.9 million from the 2021 enacted ous Indian Land Consolidation Program in BIA. level. That amount includes $61.0 million for an ILCP funding will be used to purchase fractional expanded Tribal Climate Resilience program, a interests from willing individual Indian landown- $44.0 million increase from the 2021 enacted level. ers and convey those interests to the Tribe with In 2022, the existing Tribal Climate Adaptation jurisdiction. Grant program increases by $23.0 million to better meet Tribal interests. The Tribal Climate Resilience The BIA budget includes several investments that program also includes $11.0 million for a new relate to both climate resilience and environmental Alaska Village Relocation Grant program and $10.0 justice. For example, the budget contains a $26.1 million to establish a Tribal Civilian Climate Corps million increase for the Environmental Quality (CCC). The Tribal CCC is an important jobs initia- Projects program to remediate the former Tuba tive to tackle climate change on-the-ground, ensure City dump Superfund site, which continues to a living wage, and provide skills and a pathway to threaten the drinking water of the Navajo Nation employment. The budget includes increases across and the Hopi Tribe. The budget also includes $29.9 the full spectrum of Tribal natural resource pro- million specifically to address water safety and grams, recognizing the importance of strong land sanitation requirements. This new funding will stewardship and adaptive management not only to provide dedicated resources for BIA-owned drink- climate resilience but to Tribal communities. ing and wastewater infrastructure. Funding will address significant water quality problems, includ- Another component of the Tribal climate programs ing EPA-identified systems of concern. investment is $150.0 million proposed to reestab- lish a modified Indian Land Consolidation- Pro Deploying Clean Energy—The BIA budget also gram (ILCP). This program will directly support includes funding to bolster deployment of clean Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis energy, which also supports climate and economic at Home and Abroad, by enhancing the ability of development objectives. Within Trust Natural Tribal governments to plan for and adapt to climate Resources is a $40.0 million program increase for change and to build stronger Tribal communities the Minerals and Mining Projects program that by seeking opportunities to support Tribal climate will focus on clean energy programs. Indian Affairs mitigation and adaptation plans in consultation views renewable energy as one of the many tools with Tribes. available to American Indians and Alaska Natives to create sustainable economies on Indian land, Interior also recognizes the ongoing need to con- and many Indian reservations are well positioned tinue to address fractionation on Indian lands, as to either access or provide a stable source of com- the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations petitively priced, low-carbon clean energy. This

BH-102 | Bureau Highlights | BIA initiative will help strengthen Tribal sovereignty, government. The budget includes $8.0 million, an enhance Tribal energy independence and security, increase of $3.0 million, for the Small Tribes Sup- promote energy diversification, and yield environ- plement program to assist eligible Tribes to expand mental and economic benefits. Complementing and sustain their Tribal governance. this program is a $10.0 million increase in BIA’s Job Placement and Training program focused specifi- BIA is responsible for more than 29,000 miles of cally on training geared toward clean energy jobs. paved, gravel, and earth-surface roads and more This funding will support clean energy deploy- than 1,000 bridges. The 2022 budget includes $37.4 ment while training Tribal members for good- million for Road Maintenance to support pave- paying jobs of the future. ment and gravel maintenance, remedial work on improved earth roads, bridge maintenance, and Operation of Indian Programs—The 2022 budget snow and ice control. includes $1.9 billion for the Operation of Indian Programs account, an increase of $299.5 million Supporting Sustainable Stewardship of Trust above the 2021 enacted level. Resources—The budget includes $395.8 million for critical trust natural resources activities, a Promoting Tribal Self-Determination—The Depart- $136.9 million increase over the 2021 enacted level. ment supports and promotes Tribal sovereignty. The increases affect nearly all natural resource The BIA Tribal Government activity supports programs to support Tribal communities in sus- assistance to Tribes and Alaska Native entities to tainable resource management and in preparing strengthen and sustain Tribal government systems and responding to the impacts of climate change, and support Tribal self-governance through the such as drought, wildfires, changes in the plants Indian Self-Determination and Education Assis- and animals important to subsistence and culture, tance Act (ISDEAA), P.L. 93-638, contracting and rights protection, coastal erosion, and sea level rise. self-governance compacting process. Funds will support Tribes to develop science, tools, training, planning, and implementation of actions The 2022 budget provides $356.4 million for pro- to build resilience into resource management, infra- grams that support Tribal government activities, structure, and community development activities. an increase of $15.4 million from the 2021 enacted level. Within that total, the budget includes $187.8 The request for the Tribal Climate Resilience pro- million for compact activities for self-governance gram increases from $17.0 million in 2021 to $61.0 Tribes. These funds enable Tribes to plan, conduct, million in 2022. This funding will be used to fund consolidate, and administer programs, services, Tribal Climate Adaptation Grants, Alaska Village functions, and activities for Tribal citizens, accord- Relocation Grants, and a Tribal CCC. The budget ing to priorities established by their Tribal govern- also requests an additional $10.0 million for the ments. The budget includes $84.8 million to sup- Natural Resources program. This increased fund- port Consolidated Tribal Government programs ing will be used for land acquisition efforts within that also promote Indian self-determination, giving existing reservations to support sustainable land approximately 275 Tribes the flexibility to combine practices. Meaningful and robust Tribal consul- and manage contracted programs and grants that tation to determine the formula for distribution are similar or compatible to simplify contracting. of the additional funding will be conducted with respect for Tribal sovereignty and a commitment The budget includes $480,000 in New Tribes to con- to the trust and treaty responsibilities, which are tinue funding for the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Administration priorities. Indians, which was federally recognized by an Act of Congress in December 2019. This funding sup- The budget includes a $6.0 million increase for ports the Tribe to carry out the day-to-day respon- the Forestry Projects program. This program sup- sibilities of establishing and operating a Tribal ports forest development, inventory and planning,

Bureau Highlights | BIA | BH-103 woodlands management, and timber harvest. The of the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence increase supports the application of science to Prevention Act. The Act seeks to bolster child pro- provide tools and technical assistance to advance tection and ensure better coordination between adaptive resource management. Specifically, the child welfare and domestic violence programs in increase will support resource planning and man- Indian Country. The budget includes $3.0 million agement by applying technology to spatially illus- to expand the Tiwahe initiative, a holistic approach trate the effectiveness of forestry and fuels projects to addressing overall Tribal community needs and to deliver geospatial capacity, tools, training, that support youth, family, community safety and and technical support to Tribal forest managers for stability, and cultural awareness. The 2022 budget climate change vulnerability analysis and for adap- also seeks to expand the Indian Child Welfare Act tation planning tools. (ICWA) program by $2.0 million, for a total of $18.8 million. That funding helps to prevent the sepa- The 2022 budget funds Minerals and Mining ration of Indian families and provides assistance activities at $67.0 million to support Tribal energy for family reunification. Funded ICWA activities and economic development. The budget includes include intervening in involuntary child custody a $40 million increase to focus investment on the proceedings and providing reunification and pre- deployment of clean energy in Tribal communi- vention services to Indian families. ties. Through the Minerals and Mining activity, the 2022 budget continues the Department’s commit- Protecting Public Safety and Justice—BIA’s Office ment to the Indian Energy Service Center, which of Justice Services (OJS) funds law enforcement, coordinates Indian energy development activities corrections, and court services to support safe across Interior’s bureaus. Tribal communities. These programs safeguard life and property, enforce laws, maintain justice Maintaining Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities—The and order, and ensure that detained American Trust Real Estate Services activity implements Indian offenders are held in safe, secure, and strategies to advance Indian trust ownership and humane environments. BIA implements training improve Indian trust-related information. The 2022 courses in the areas of law enforcement, including budget proposes $169.9 million for real estate ser- drug training, social services, victim services, and vices programs. The budget supports the process- courts and makes those courses available to both ing of Indian trust-related documents, such as land direct-service and tribally run programs. OJS also title and records and geospatial data, to support provides technical assistance to Tribes to amend land and water resources use, energy develop- Tribal legal codes, consistent with the Tribal Law ment, and protection and restoration of ecosystems and Order Act of 2010 and the Violence Against and important lands. The budget also includes a Women Act (VAWA). $26.1 million increase for the Environmental Qual- ity Projects program. This funding will support Reflecting the Administration’s focus on Tribal remediation of the former Tuba City dump Super- public safety, the 2022 budget includes $507.1 fund site, which continues to threaten the drinking million for Public Safety and Justice activities, an water of the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe. increase of $58.4 million from the 2021 enacted level. Of that amount, $462.3 million—an increase Supporting Indian Families—As part of the Presi- of $54.2 million—directly supports 191 law enforce- dent’s efforts to strengthen Tribal communities, the ment programs and 96 corrections programs run budget includes $175.3 million in Human Services by Tribes as direct services that serve 227 Tribes. funding, a program increase of $15.0 million from Tribal courts are funded at $43.2 million, an the 2021 enacted level. This amount includes $63.3 increase of $4.2 million. million for Social Services, a program increase of $13.0 million over the 2021 enacted level. The Funding includes $259.5 million for criminal inves- increase will allow for expanded implementation tigations and police services, an increase of $38.5

BH-104 | Bureau Highlights | BIA Law Enforcement programs and Special Initiatives to increase coordination of investigations and reso- lution of those cases and ensure accountability. The MMU will coordinate with other Federal agencies in addressing the underlying causes behind those num- bers, including—among others—sexual violence, human trafficking, domes- tic violence, violent crime, systemic racism, economic disparities, and substance Youth from Northern Arizona unite in support of Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives use and addiction. Federal Awareness Day 2021. partnerships to address the million. This increase includes $10.0 million in addi- number of missing and murdered Indigenous tional funding to implement public safety changes peoples will be governed by the Nation-to-Nation resulting from the McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme foundation of our relationship with Tribal govern- Court decision, which created an immediate and ments and respect for Tribal sovereignty and self- severe shortage of police and investigative person- determination. The challenges in Tribal communi- nel in the vastly expanded Tribal criminal jurisdic- ties will be met by solutions that are informed and tion areas. The budget adds $10.0 million for body- shaped by Tribal leaders and Tribal governments. worn camera systems for police and correctional officers in Indian Country to improve account- The budget proposes to expend $14.9 million ability and transparency in law enforcement and for drug enforcement efforts, responding to an $15.3 million to expand workforce capacity in law observed increase in drug activity on Indian lands. enforcement programs. An increase of $8.0 million Drug-related activity is a major contributor to for Detention/Corrections will improve workforce violent crime and imposes serious health and eco- capacity and technology needs in those programs. nomic difficulties in Indian communities. Funding The budget includes $26.8 million for Tribal Justice continues to support BIA drug enforcement agents Support programs, which include VAWA training and interdiction programs to reduce drug traffick- and implementation strategies critical to the pro- ing and drug-related crime. BIA will also continue tection of women in Indian communities. to partner with Tribes, the Drug Enforcement Agency, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Secretary Haaland recently announced formation to address drug-related activities, enabling BIA to of a new Missing & Murdered Unit (MMU) within better align, leverage, and coordinate with other the BIA OJS to provide leadership and direction for Federal efforts and resources to combat the opioid cross-departmental and interagency work involv- and other drug crises. ing missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. The MMU will help put the full Supporting Economic Opportunities—The 2022 weight of the Federal government into investi- budget funds the Community and Economic gating those cases and marshal law enforcement Development activity at $42.9 million, an increase resources across Federal agencies and through- of $18.4 million over the 2021 enacted level. Job out Indian Country. The 2022 budget proposes to Placement and Training is funded at $23.4 million invest $16.5 million, an increase of $5.0 million, for and includes a $10.0 million program increase in

Bureau Highlights | BIA | BH-105 job training programs focused on clean energy initiative, the Department, bureaus, and offices will development. The Economic Development pro- jointly conduct a review of the Diversity, Equity, gram is funded at $10.2 million and includes an Inclusion, and Accessibility program across Inte- investment of $2.0 million in the Native Business rior to identify gaps, challenges, and best practices Incubator Grant program and a $5.0 million gen- and to examine Department and bureau roles, eral increase to promote economic development responsibilities, and governance. throughout Indian Country. The program assists Tribes to develop programs to build business and Tribal Priority Allocations—Tribal Priority Alloca- commercial capacity for individual Tribal mem- tions give Tribes the opportunity to further Indian bers, as well as opportunities to enhance reserva- self-determination by establishing their own pri- tion economies. orities and reallocating Federal funds among pro- grams in this budget category. The 2022 budget Promoting Equity and Diversity—The BIA proposes Tribal Priority Allocation funding of budget includes $400,000 as part of a Depart- $788.9 million. mentwide Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Acces- sibility budget initiative to address identified high- Contract Support Costs—The President’s Budget priority needs in support of Executive Order 13985, reflects theAdministration’s support for the princi- Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Under- ples of Tribal self-determination and strengthening served Communities Through the Federal Govern- Tribal communities across Indian Country by fully ment, and Executive Order 13988, Preventing and funding Contract Support Costs. Contract Support Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Costs enable Tribes to assume responsibility for Identity and Sexual Orientation. As part of this operating Federal programs by covering the costs

Shiprock rises above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, NM.

BH-106 | Bureau Highlights | BIA to administer the programs. The 2022 budget for Construction—The BIA 2022 budget includes the Contract Support Costs account is $346.5 mil- $188.0 million for Construction activities—an lion, which fully supports estimated needs at the increase of $54.2 million, including $59.0 million 2022 request level. The 2022 budget continues to in programmatic increases, offset by a $5.0 million request funding for Contract Support Costs in a reduction reflecting elimination of a 2021 trans- separate, indefinite current account to ensure full fer from the U.S. Border Patrol. The 2022 funding funding for this priority. The budget also includes supports deferred maintenance projects for public a proposal to reclassify Contract Support Costs safety and justice facilities; resource management funding needed to meet legal requirements to infrastructure, such as irrigation projects and Tribes from discretionary to mandatory funding dams; water delivery systems; and regional and starting in 2023. agency offices serving Tribal programs and oper- ations in Indian Country. The budget reflects the Payments for Tribal Leases—The budget pro- Administration’s commitments to Indian Coun- poses $36.6 million to fully fund costs for signed try—as outlined in the Biden-Harris Plan for Tribal lease agreements under section 105(l) of ISDEAA. Nations—to ensure safe Native communities and The 2022 budget continues to request funding for address high- priority infrastructure needs. Payments for Tribal Leases in a separate, indefinite current account to ensure full funding for this pri- The budget includes $47.8 million for Public Safety ority. The budget continues to propose this fund- and Justice Construction, including a $5.0 million ing in one account, Payments for Tribal Leases, increase for Detention Center Facility Replacement within the Indian Affairs budget structure, which and New Construction. This increase is part of the would be used to administer both BIA and Bureau Administration’s commitment to focus on Tribal of Indian Education (BIE) section 105(l) leases. The public safety and address high-priority infrastruc- budget also includes a proposal to reclassify the ture needs. The increase is requested in tandem Payments for Tribal Leases funding needed to meet with the proposed increase in Detention/Correc- legal requirements to Tribes from discretionary to tions operations. mandatory funding starting in 2023. The 2022 budget provides $85.4 million for Re- Indian Land Consolidation—The 2022 budget source Management Construction, which funds includes $150.0 million in a new account to rees- the repair and rehabilitation of dams, irrigation tablish a modified Indian Land Consolidation projects, and irrigation systems that deliver and Program (ILCP) with a focus on supporting Tribes’ store water to aid Tribal economic development. plan for and adaptation to climate change. This The budget proposes $52.3 million for the Safety funding recognizes the ongoing need to continue of Dams program, an increase of $13.9 million for to address fractionation on Indian lands as the dam maintenance, and $28.7 million for irrigation LBBP program, established as part of the Cobell projects. The Safety of Dams program is currently Settlement, ends. The new program will incorpo- responsible for 141 high- or significant-hazard rate lessons learned from the LBBP and the previ- dams on 41 Indian reservations. The irrigation ous Indian Land Consolidation program in BIA. rehabilitation program addresses critical deferred ILCP funding will be used to purchase fractional maintenance and construction work on BIA- interests from willing individual Indian landown- owned and -operated irrigation facilities, including ers and convey those interests to the Tribe with 17 irrigation projects, with a focus on health and jurisdiction. The program is anticipated to make safety concerns. approximately 40,000 purchase offers, purchase as many as 100,000 fractional interests, and consoli- The budget for Other Construction totals $54.8 mil- date the equivalent of up to 180,000 acres per year, lion, an increase of $40.2 million. Consistent with on the basis of 2020 LBBP results. the Biden-Harris Plan for Tribal Nations—ensure

Bureau Highlights | BIA | BH-107 clean, safe drinking water and water infrastruc- new agreements require $1.2 billion in discretion- ture in Indian Country and all communities—the ary funding over 9 years. The budget also proposes 2022 BIA budget includes specific investments to to commence annual payments to the Truckee address environmental quality issues on Tribal River Operations Agreement, as required by Sec- lands. The budget includes $29.9 million specifi- tion 205 of P.L. 101-618, Truckee-Carson-Pyramid cally to address water safety and sanitation require- Lake Water Settlement. The budget also includes a ments. This new funding will provide dedicated proposal to reclassify Settlement funding needed resources for BIA-owned drinking and wastewater to meet these legal requirements to Tribes from infrastructure. Funding will address significant discretionary to mandatory funding starting in water quality problems, including EPA-identified 2023. This adjustment would ensure the stability of systems of concern. The budget includes $3.4 mil- Settlement funding. lion for operations and maintenance of completed sections of the Fort Peck Water System, as required Indian Guaranteed Loan Program—The 2022 by law. The BIA budget also includes funding to budget request for this program is $11.8 million, support the Administration’s governmentwide equal to the 2021 enacted level plus fixed costs. This goal to accelerate the use of zero emission vehicles funding level will guarantee or insure $103.5 mil- (ZEVs) to enable a clean transportation future. The lion in loan principal to support Indian economic budget includes $10.2 million for the ZEV initia- development in Indian Country. This program tive. Funds will be used to acquire ZEVs, install aids Indian businesses to obtain loans from private the related charging infrastructure, and perform lenders by issuing loan guarantees and insuring planning and integration to effectively support the loans, which reduces the inherent risk to lenders initiative across Indian Affairs. investing in eligible Indian borrower debt. The program assists Indian businesses whether they Land and Water Claims Settlements—The 2022 are starting up, expanding operations of an exist- budget proposes $75.8 million, an increase of ing business, revitalizing operations in a changing $30.2 million, to meet Indian Settlement commit- industry, or rebounding from business downturns. ments. Settlements resolve Tribal land and water Historically, the program has propelled Tribal com- rights claims and ensure Tribes have access to munity development by promoting the creation or land and water to meet domestic, economic, and expansion of businesses that provide goods and cultural needs. Many of the infrastructure proj- services to Tribal communities and by advancing ects supported by these agreements improve the infrastructure development. A direct result of the health and well-being of Tribal members, preserve program’s activity is the creation and retention existing communities, and, over the long term, of jobs with wages that can support decent living bring the potential for jobs and economic devel- conditions and economic expansion in the com- opment. In addition to continuing payments for munities the program serves. By strengthening the Blackfeet and White Earth Settlements, the the economic base of Tribal communities, the budget proposes to start annual payments in 2022 Tribal governments near those businesses tend to for two new Indian water rights settlements Con- progress toward greater independence and self- gress enacted in the Consolidated Appropriations determination. Neighboring non-Indian communi- Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260): the Montana Water Rights ties also benefit from the increased economic suc- Protection Act, which ratifies the water rights com- cess of Tribal governments. pact entered into by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Settlement and the State, and the Fixed Costs—Fixed costs of $32.7 million are Navajo-Utah Water Rights Settlement. These two fully funded.

BH-108 | Bureau Highlights | BIA SUMMARY OF BUREAU APPROPRIATIONS (all dollar amounts in thousands)

Comparison of 2022 Request with 2021 Enacted

Item 2021 Enacted 2022 Request Change FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount Current Operation of Indian Programs ...... 2,927 1,616,532 3,036 1,916,066 +109 +299,534 Contract Support Costs ...... 0 285,529 0 346,517 0 +60,988 Payments for Tribal Leases ...... 0 21,593 0 36,593 0 +15,000 Indian Land Consolidation ...... 0 0 21 150,000 +21 +150,000 Construction 1/ ...... 49 133,818 49 187,992 0 +54,174 Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians ...... 0 45,644 0 75,844 0 +30,200 Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account ...... 0 11,797 0 11,833 0 +36 Subtotal, Current ...... 2,976 2,114,913 3,106 2,724,845 +130 +609,932

Permanent Operation of Indian Programs ...... 0 900,000 0 0 0 -900,000 Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account ...... 0 14,000 0 0 0 -14,000 White Earth Settlement Fund ...... 0 1,750 0 1,750 0 0 Miscellaneous Permanent Appropriations ...... 271 112,779 271 114,229 0 +1,450 Operation and Maintenance of Quarters ...... 38 6,068 38 5,531 0 -537 Gifts and Donations, Bureau of Indian Affairs ...... 6 1,000 6 1,000 0 0 Subtotal, Permanent ...... 315 1,035,597 315 122,510 0 -913,087

Allocation and Reimbursable Allocation from Others ...... 595 0 633 0 +38 0 Reimbursable Programs ...... 245 0 51 0 -194 0 Subtotal, Allocation and Reimbursable ...... 840 0 684 0 -156 0

Total, Bureau of Indian Affairs ...... 4,131 3,150,510 4,105 2,847,355 -26 -303,155

1/The 2021 Enacted amount includes a $5 .0 million transfer from the U .S . Border Patrol .

Bureau Highlights | BIA | BH-109 HIGHLIGHTS OF BUDGET CHANGES By Appropriation Activity/Subactivity

APPROPRIATION: Operation of Indian Programs

Item 2020 Actual 2021 Enacted 2022 Request Change Tribal Government Aid to Tribal Government ...... 27,441 27,241 27,812 +571 Consolidated Tribal Government Program (TPA) ...... 75,681 82,096 84,821 +2,725 Self-Governance Compacts (TPA) ...... 180,065 179,379 187,813 +8,434 New Tribes (TPA) ...... 1,281 1,624 480 -1,144 Small Tribes Supplement (TPA) ...... 5,000 5,000 8,000 +3,000 Road Maintenance (TPA) ...... 36,063 36,796 37,400 +604 Tribal Government Program Oversight .... 8,648 8,895 10,098 +1,203 Subtotal, Tribal Government ...... 334,179 341,031 356,424 +15,393

Human Services Social Services (TPA) ...... 51,474 51,195 63,292 +12,097 Welfare Assistance (TPA) ...... 74,734 78,000 77,994 -6 Indian Child Welfare Act (TPA) ...... 14,431 16,907 18,813 +1,906 Housing Program (TPA) ...... 11,708 11,708 11,736 +28 Human Services Tribal Design (TPA) ...... 273 290 290 0 Human Services Program Oversight ...... 3,065 3,126 3,185 +59 Subtotal, Human Services ...... 155,685 161,226 175,310 +14,084

Trust—Natural Resources Management Natural Resources (TPA) ...... 9,241 8,107 18,250 +10,143 Irrigation Operations and Maintenance .... 14,031 14,087 20,669 +6,582 Rights Protection Implementation ...... 41,743 42,811 44,487 +1,676 Tribal Management/ Development Program...... 13,146 13,387 17,459 +4,072 Endangered Species ...... 3,698 4,208 6,219 +2,011 Tribal Climate Resilience ...... 14,956 16,956 60,971 +44,015 Integrated Resource Info Program...... 2,976 2,983 8,998 +6,015 Agriculture and Range ...... 35,314 36,520 42,827 +6,307 Forestry ...... 55,473 54,636 61,277 +6,641 Water Resources ...... 12,625 13,194 17,302 +4,108 Fish, Wildlife and Parks...... 16,490 17,440 21,506 +4,066 Minerals and Mining ...... 0 26,706 67,010 +40,304 Resource Management Program Oversight ...... 7,126 7,807 8,816 +1,009 Subtotal, Trust—Natural Resources Management ...... 226,819 258,842 395,791 +136,949

Trust—Real Estate Services Trust Services (TPA) ...... 9,196 9,229 9,503 +274 Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program ...... 1,201 1,222 1,256 +34 Probate (TPA) ...... 12,802 13,034 13,529 +495 Land Title and Records Offices ...... 14,935 15,189 15,735 +546 Real Estate Services ...... 38,096 38,516 39,736 +1,220 Land Records Improvement ...... 6,952 6,966 6,990 +24 Environmental Quality ...... 22,595 23,185 49,351 +26,166 Alaskan Native Programs ...... 1,471 1,496 1,499 +3

BH-110 | Bureau Highlights | BIA APPROPRIATION: Operation of Indian Programs (continued)

Item 2020 Actual 2021 Enacted 2022 Request Change Rights Protection ...... 16,478 17,250 17,361 +111 Trust—Real Estate Services Oversight ...... 14,371 14,576 14,904 +328 Subtotal, Trust—Real Estate Services .... 138,097 140,663 169,864 +29,201

Public Safety and Justice Law Enforcement ...... 395,228 408,133 462,316 +54,183 Tribal Courts (TPA) ...... 37,507 38,980 43,169 +4,189 Fire Protection (TPA) ...... 1,591 1,609 1,632 +23 Subtotal, Public Safety and Justice ...... 434,326 448,722 507,117 +58,395

Community and Economic Development Job Placement and Training (TPA) ...... 13,525 13,515 23,401 +9,886 Economic Development (TPA) ...... 2,791 3,266 10,218 +6,952 Minerals and Mining ...... 26,542 0 0 0 Community Development Oversight ...... 9,671 7,691 9,234 +1,543 Subtotal, Community and Economic Development ...... 52,529 24,472 42,853 +18,381

Executive Direction and Administrative Services ...... 235,475 241,576 268,707 +27,131

TOTAL APPROPRIATION (w/o supplemental and transfers) ...... 1,577,110 1,616,532 1,916,066 +299,534 Supplemental ...... 453,000 0 0 0 Other Transfers ...... 49,116 0 0 0 TOTAL APPROPRIATION (w/ supplemental and transfers) ...... 2,079,226 1,616,532 1,916,066 +299,534

Detail of Budget Changes

2022 Change 2022 Change from from Item 2021 Enacted Item 2021 Enacted TOTAL APPROPRIATION ...... +299,534 Tribal Management/ Development Program...... +4,000 Tribal Government ...... +15,393 Endangered Species ...... +2,000 Internal Tribal Transfers, Net ...... +3,811 Tribal Climate Resilience ...... +44,000 Small Tribes Supplement (TPA)...... +3,000 Tribal Climate Adaptation Grants ...... +23,000 Tribal Government Regional Oversight .... +1,000 Alaska Village Relocation Grants ...... +11,000 Fixed Costs ...... +7,582 Civilian Climate Corps ...... +10,000 Integrated Resource Info Program...... +6,000 Human Services...... +14,084 Agriculture Program (TPA) ...... +4,500 Internal Tribal Transfers, Net ...... -2,005 Invasive Species ...... +1,500 Social Services (TPA) ...... +13,000 Forestry Projects ...... +6,000 Indian Child Welfare Act (TPA) ...... +2,000 Water Mgmt., Planning & Fixed Costs ...... +1,089 Predevelopment ...... +4,000 Fish, Wildlife and Parks Projects ...... +4,000 Trust—Natural Resources Management ...... +136,949 Minerals & Mining Projects ...... +40,000 Internal Tribal Transfers, Net ...... -427 Resource Management Natural Resources (TPA) ...... +10,000 Central Oversight ...... +868 Land Acquisitions ...... +10,000 Fixed Costs ...... +2,508 Irrigation Operations and Maintenance .... +6,500 Rights Protection Implementation ...... +1,500 Trust—Real Estate Services ...... +29,201

Bureau Highlights | BIA | BH-111 APPROPRIATION: Operation of Indian Programs (continued)

Detail of Budget Changes

2022 Change 2022 Change from from Item 2021 Enacted Item 2021 Enacted Internal Tribal Transfers, Net ...... +213 Economic Development (TPA) ...... +7,000 Environmental Quality Projects ...... +26,000 Native Business Incubator Grant ...... +2,000 Tuba City Site Remediation...... +26,000 Economic Development Increase ...... +5,000 Fixed Costs ...... +2,988 Community Development Oversight ...... +1,500 Broadband Technical Assistance ...... +1,500 Public Safety and Justice ...... +58,395 Fixed Costs ...... +162 Internal Tribal Transfers, Net ...... -1,286 Law Enforcement ...... +48,337 Executive Direction and Criminal Investigations & Police Administrative Services ...... +27,131 Services ...... +35,337 Internal Tribal Transfers, Net ...... -48 Body-worn Cameras ...... +10,000 Assistant Secretary Support ...... +2,400 McGirt Decision Implementation ...... +10,000 Executive Direction (Central) ...... +750 Workforce Capacity ...... +15,337 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Detention/Corrections ...... +8,000 and Accessibility ...... +400 Law Enforcement Special Initiatives ..... +5,000 BIA Data Collection ...... +350 Missing and Murdered Unit ...... +5,000 Administrative Services (Central) ...... +6,057 Tribal Courts O&M ...... +5,000 Information Resources Technology ...... +6,200 Fixed Costs ...... +6,344 Fixed Costs ...... +11,772

Community and Economic Development .... +18,381 Subtotals for Changes Across Multiple Subactivities Internal Tribal Transfers, Net ...... -281 Internal Tribal Transfers, Net to BIE ...... [-23] Job Placement & Training (TPA) ...... +10,000 Fixed Costs ...... [+32,445] Clean Energy Job Training and Placement ...... +10,000

APPROPRIATION: Contract Support Costs

Item 2020 Actual 2021 Enacted 2022 Request Change Contract Support (TPA) ...... 311,642 280,529 341,517 +60,988 Indian Self-Determination Fund (TPA) ...... 5,000 5,000 5,000 0

TOTAL APPROPRIATION ...... 316,642 285,529 346,517 +60,988

Detail of Budget Changes

2022 Change from Item 2021 Enacted

TOTAL APPROPRIATION ...... +60,988

Estimated Contract Support Costs Increase ...... +60,988

BH-112 | Bureau Highlights | BIA APPROPRIATION: Payments for Tribal Leases

Item 2020 Actual 2021 Enacted 2022 Request Change Payments for Tribal Leases ...... 0 21,593 36,593 +15,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION ...... 0 21,593 36,593 +15,000

Detail of Budget Changes

2022 Change from Item 2021 Enacted

TOTAL APPROPRIATION ...... +15,000

Estimated Payments for Tribal Leases Increase...... +15,000

APPROPRIATION: Indian Land Consolidation

Item 2020 Actual 2021 Enacted 2022 Request Change TOTAL APPROPRIATION ...... 0 0 150,000 +150,000

Detail of Budget Changes

2022 Change from Item 2021 Enacted

TOTAL APPROPRIATION ...... +150,000

Indian Land Consolidation ...... +150,000

Bureau Highlights | BIA | BH-113 APPROPRIATION: Construction

Item 2020 Actual 2021 Enacted 2022 Request Change Public Safety and Justice Construction ...... 42,811 42,811 47,811 +5,000 Resource Management Construction ...... 71,258 71,408 85,360 +13,952 Other Program Construction ...... 14,522 14,599 54,821 +40,222 TOTAL APPROPRIATION (w/o rescission and transfer) ...... 128,591 128,818 187,992 +59,174 Rescission of Prior-Year BA ...... -2,000 0 0 0 External Mandated Transfer ...... 0 +5,000 0 -5,000 TOTAL APPROPRIATION (w/rescission and transfer) ...... 126,591 133,818 187,992 +54,174

Detail of Budget Changes

2022 Change 2022 Change from from Item 2021 Enacted Item 2021 Enacted TOTAL APPROPRIATION ...... +54,174 Water Safety and Sanitation ...... +29,923 Fort Peck Water System ...... +77 Public Safety and Justice Construction ...... +5,000 Fixed Costs ...... +72 Replacement Detention Facility Construction ...... +5,000 Border Patrol Transfer ...... -5,000

Resource Management Construction ...... +13,952 Subtotals for Changes Across Dam Maintenance ...... +13,800 Multiple Subactivities Fixed Costs ...... +152 Fixed Costs ...... [+224]

Other Program Construction ...... +40,222 Zero Emission Vehicles ...... +10,150

BH-114 | Bureau Highlights | BIA APPROPRIATION: Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians

Item 2020 Actual 1/ 2021 Enacted 1/ 2022 Request 2/ Change Land Settlements White Earth Land Settlement Act (Administration) ...... 625 625 [625] [0] Subtotal, Land Settlements ...... 625 625 [625] [0]

Water Settlements Pyramid Lake ...... 142 0 [0] [0] Pechanga Water Rights Settlement ...... 19,938 0 [0] [0] Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement ...... 24,939 45,019 [45,019] [0] Truckee River Operating Agreement ...... NA NA [200] [+200] Montana Water Rights Protection Act ...... NA NA [25,000] [+25,000] Navajo-Utah Water Rights Settlement ...... NA NA [5,000] [+5,000] Subtotal, Water Settlements ...... 45,019 45,019 [75,219] [+30,200]

Unallocated ...... [45,644] [45,644] 75,844 +30,200

TOTAL APPROPRIATION ...... 45,644 45,644 75,844 +30,200

1/ The 2020 and 2021 account totals were enacted as unallocated . This table shows the allocation of funding to settlements as submitted in the spending plan to Congress . 2/ The 2022 BIA budget requests unallocated funding at the account level . Numbers in brackets show a possible allocation of the unallocated amount .

Detail of Budget Changes

2022 Change from Item 2021 Enacted

TOTAL APPROPRIATION ...... +30,200

Unallocated Net Change ...... +30,200 Truckee River Operating Agreement ...... [+200] Montana Water Rights Protection Act ...... [+25,000] Navajo-Utah Water Rights Settlement ...... [+5,000]

APPROPRIATION: Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account

Item 2020 Actual 2021 Enacted 2022 Request Change TOTAL APPROPRIATION ...... 11,779 11,797 11,833 +36

Detail of Budget Changes

2022 Change from Item 2021 Enacted

TOTAL APPROPRIATION ...... +36

Fixed Costs ...... +36

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